B
He was an old man who fished alone in a boat in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish the boys parents had told him that the old man was now definitely salao and he finally would be so. The boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty and he always went down to help him carry either the coiled lines or the gaff(鱼钩) and harpoon(鱼叉) and the sail that as rolled around the mast(桅杆). The sail was patched with flour bags and, rolled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat.
The old man was very thin with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. The brown blotches(斑点) of the skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. The blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars from handing heavy fish on the cords. But none of these scars were fresh. They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert. Everything about him was old expect his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.
“Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from where the boat was pulled up. “I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.” The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him.
“No,” the old man said. “But we have. Haven’t we?
“Yes,” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer on the Terrance and then we’ll take the stuff home.”
“Why not?” said the old man, “between fisherman.”
55. The underlined word “salao” in the first paragraph probably means ________.
A. lonely               B. unlucky             C. selfish               D. stubborn
56. The boy left the old man and went in another boat to fish because _______.
A. the old man preferred to fish alone  B. the old man was poor
C. the boy’s parents ordered him to     D. the old man’s sail suggested a permanent defeat
57. After reading this passage, we may safely conclude that ________.
A. the old man was insistent and not afraid of failure
B. the boy’s papa had confidence in everything
C. the old man caught big fishes because he had some doubts about the old man
D. the boy obeyed his father because he had some doubts about the old man
58. What might happen after the last paragraph?
A. The old man and the boy might go to fish with other fishermen.
B. The old man might go to have a drink with the boy.
C. The old man and the old might go to enjoy beer at the old man’s home.
D. The old man might go to tell the boy’s papa about the secrets between fishermen.

The PLA man made a dive ___ the smoking box.

        A. to    B.into     C.for     D.of

It was a very cold evening. The old man’s beard was almost icy. He was waiting for a ____ across the river. The wait seemed ____. The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time.

____, he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one pass by without even asking. Another passed by，and then another, till the last rider came near the old man. The old man caught the rider’s ____ and said, “Sir, would you ____ giving me a ride to the other side?”

____ his horse, the rider replied, “Of course not.” But it was so cold that the old man’s body was almost ____. He could not get ____ the ground. The horseman helped the old man onto his horse. He took the old man not just across the river, ____ to the old man’s home.

As they ___ the old man’s house, the horseman asked, “Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I ____ and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? ____I had said ‘no’ and left you there?”

The old man looked the rider straight in the eye, and said, “I looked ____ the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that they didn’t ____. It would be ____ even asking them for a ride. But in your eye I saw ____. I knew that you would help me.”

The words ____ the rider deeply. “Thank you for what you’ve said,” he told the old man. “I hope I will never leave others ____ simply because I’m busy, and every American citizen does ____ in my heart.”

With that, Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the US, turned his horse around and made his ____ back to the White House。

1.A. help                   B. ride               C. trip                     D. drive

2.A. useful                  B. boring            C. fortunate              D. endless

3.A. Gradually               B. Finally             C. Sadly                    D. Surprisingly

4.A .eyes                   B. hand             C. back                    D. face

5.A. like                    B. think              C. offer                   D. mind

6.A. Speeding               B. Riding             C. Stopping                D. Leaving

7.A. shocked                B. stuck              C. frozen                  D. injured

8.A. down                   B. on                C. in                      D. off

9.A. only                    B. but               C. so                      D. then

10.A. neared              B. visited          C. passed                  D. missed

11.A. came on             B. came in         C. came up                 D. came out

12.A. Even if           B. What if             C. As if                      D. Only if

13.A. out                  B. for               C. into                     D. up

14.A. try              B. wait            C. ask                  D. care

15.A. useless.              B. risky              C. dangerous               D. foolish

16.A. bravery              B. loyalty          C. ambition                  D. kindness

17.A. attracted            B. comforted       C. touched                 D. occupied

18.A. alone                B. out             C. away            D. over

19.A. desire               B. live             C. count           .          D. advance

20.A. choice               B. living             C. mind                     D. way

B

He was an old man who fished alone in a boat in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish the boys parents had told him that the old man was now definitely salao and he finally would be so. The boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty and he always went down to help him carry either the coiled lines or the gaff(鱼钩) and harpoon(鱼叉) and the sail that as rolled around the mast(桅杆). The sail was patched with flour bags and, rolled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat.

The old man was very thin with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. The brown blotches(斑点) of the skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. The blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars from handing heavy fish on the cords. But none of these scars were fresh. They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert. Everything about him was old expect his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.

“Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed the bank from where the boat was pulled up. “I could go with you again. We’ve made some money.” The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him.

“No,” the old man said. “But we have. Haven’t we?

“Yes,” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer on the Terrance and then we’ll take the stuff home.”

“Why not?” said the old man, “between fisherman.”

55. The underlined word “salao” in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A. lonely               B. unlucky             C. selfish               D. stubborn

56. The boy left the old man and went in another boat to fish because _______.

A. the old man preferred to fish alone  B. the old man was poor

C. the boy’s parents ordered him to     D. the old man’s sail suggested a permanent defeat

57. After reading this passage, we may safely conclude that ________.

A. the old man was insistent and not afraid of failure

B. the boy’s papa had confidence in everything

C. the old man caught big fishes because he had some doubts about the old man

D. the boy obeyed his father because he had some doubts about the old man

58. What might happen after the last paragraph?

A. The old man and the boy might go to fish with other fishermen.

B. The old man might go to have a drink with the boy.

C. The old man and the old might go to enjoy beer at the old man’s home.

D. The old man might go to tell the boy’s papa about the secrets between fishermen.

    It was a very cold evening．The old man’s beard was almost frozen．He was waiting for a ride across the river．The wait seemed endless．The old man sat on the ground waiting．

Finally，he saw several horsemen coming．He watched them．He 1et the first one．pass by without even asking．Another passed by，and then another．Finally，tile 1ast rider came near the old man．The old man caught the rider’s eye and said，“Sir，would you mind giving me a ride

To the other side?”

    Stopping his horse，the rider replied，“Of course．”But the old man’s body was half-frozen．He could not get off the ground．The horseman helped the old man onto his horse．He took the o1d man not just across the river，but to the old man′s home．

    As they neared the old man’s house，the horseman asked，“Sir，you let several other riders pass by without even asking．Then I came up and you asked me for a ride at once．Why? What if 1 had said‘no’and 1eft you there?”

    The old man looked at the rider straight in the eyes，and said?“1 looked into the eyes of the other riders．I quickly saw that they did n’t care．It would be useless even to ask them for a ride．But when I looked into your eyes，I saw kindness．I knew that you would help me．”

The words touched the rider deeply．“Thank you for what you’ve said，”he told the man．“I hope 1 will never be too busy to help others．”  

With that，Thomas Jefferson，the third president of the US，turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House．

1.What does the underlined sentence mean?

    A．Though 1 will be busy，I’ll sti1l help others．

    B．1’ll not be busy forever，so I can help others．

    C．1 will always be ready to help others．

    D．To help others，1 will not be busy．

2.The writer used the first paragraph；in order to          ．

    A．describe the cold weather                    B．describe the old man’s difficulty

C．stress the 1ast horsemen’s kindness        

D．describe the length of the old man’s beard

3.What did the old man ask the last driver to do?

    A．To take him home．                       B．To take him across the river．

    C．To take him to the capital．             D．To take him to the White House．

4.Who is the last horseman?

    A．The third president of America．         B．The passage does n’t tell us．

    C．A man sent by God．                  D．A unknown fighter of the U．S．army．